best of Reykjavík

Best of Reykjavík: Festivals!

September 20, 2010

It feels like ages since we’ve had a Best of Reykjavík day here on the blog. This time I thought we’d feature festivals, since we’re on the subject of them, an’ all. Personally I have a really hard time choosing my favourite festivals because each has its own unique flavour and obviously attracts different people [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: Coffee!

August 17, 2010

OK, this is a really hard one, because Reykjavík has so many excellent cafés, and almost all of them serve great coffee. That said, and bearing in mind that these are totally subjective, here are my favorite places to get a good cup of coffee. Or at least those that pop into my mind first. [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: Casual dining

July 21, 2010

Time for another Best of Reykjavík post! OK, by “casual dining” I mean going out to a place where you can walk in off the street wearing whatever clothes you happen to have on BUT you actually sit down, look at a menu and get served by a proper waiter or waitress. In other words, [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: Nature walks

July 1, 2010

One of the best things about Reykjavík is its close proximity to nature. It is surrounded by water and has amazing mountain views, and within the city there are also wonderful green spaces and places to stroll. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that we’re spoilt for choice on this one. No [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: Place to watch the World Cup

June 24, 2010

OK, so the World Cup has Iceland [like most places in the world] firmly in its grip — even to the point where vuvuzelas have invaded Icelandic football stadiums and are actually being permitted, even though horns and noisemakers are normally forbidden in Icelandic stadiums.* Oy. I’m kind of in the grin-and-bear-it category when it [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: Icelandic food

June 17, 2010

A few people remarked on the last Best of Reykjavík post [Cheap Eats] that we we were focusing only on ethnic food and left out the Icelandic food. There’s a reason for that. One, there’s the tricky business of defining Icelandic food. Are we talking traditional Icelandic food — the kind that the tourist brochures [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: cheap eats

June 10, 2010

OK, it’s time for our second Best of Reykjavík post! This time: where is your favourite place to grab a cheap, quick and nutritious bite to eat? I’m thinking something like, for less than ISK 2,000 [USD 15 / EUR 13]. There are loads of good places, but these days when EPI and I can’t [...]

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Best of Reykjavík: Ideas for a rainy day

June 3, 2010

Thanks, everyone, for all the great ideas in the comments to the last post! You totally surpassed my expectations with the sheer number of potential categories. And so, no time like the present to launch our Best of Reykjavík category! Mike Richards was first, and wants to know about: The best free place on a [...]

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Best of: Reykjavík!

June 2, 2010

In an effort to lighten up the content of this website a bit, and not least to give some reciprocal love to our valued sponsors, I’ve decided to start a regular weekly post featuring the “best of” various aspects of my fair city: Reykjavík. I’ll be giving my personal takes on the “best of” whatever, [...]

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